10 SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE 2021
SPORT CAMPS: TEAMWORK & UNITY IN 2021 Of my fondest memories, one that stands out centers around the chant emphatically yelled by my high school soccer team before every game. This motto signified that we were a team and supported each other on and off the field. I have since graduated high school, graduated college, and gone on to start my professional career. Yet, that motto is still imprinted in my mind to this day. This sense of teamwork and working towards a set goal that is larger than one person are a few of
the many benefits organized sports provide. In addition to teamwork and sportsmanship, children can also increase their chances of being healthy, develop their social and motor skills, grow their selfconfidence, make new friends, and develop a new hobby through organized sports, according to Stanford Children’s Health. Maintaining a healthy because a child’s team is to run a daily mile or new friends because a
lifestyle required making child is
around other children for two hours a day are all direct benefits kids can receive from organized sports. Indirect benefits exist as well. Physically active children are reported to experience lower levels of depression, score 40% higher on tests, and are 15% more likely to attend college, according to The Aspen Institute. It’s hard to deny that the life skills gained through team sports help children go on to accomplish great feats. If you and your child are choosing a
sport for the first time, you likely have questions. What is the right sport to choose? What is the nature of the sport (physical or low contact)? What is the environment like (serious or laid back)? Answering some of these questions will help narrow down the options to what works best for your child. But sometimes, you have to get out there and figure out whether the sport will be a good fit. Bozeman offers many different options for sport camps over the summer. Check out some options
